Insurance Services www.metroinsurance.com General Liability Insurance Application Note: Throughout this questionnaire the words you and your include all entities seeking coverage. Note: This and other forms are available 24/7 on our website at www.metroinsurance.com 1. Applicant: 2. How many years of experience do you have in the contracting business? years in business of entities seeking coverage? License # 3. Expiration date of current or most recent General Liability insurance policy: Note: if above policy was canceled prior to expiration, enter the cancellation date. 4. What percentage of work is: (each line must total to 100%) Residential/habitational Commercial Industrial Public works / government % % % % =100% New Construction Structural remodel / additions Non-structural remodels % % % =100% Interior work (inside structures) Exterior work (outside structures) % % =100% General contractor Construction manager Developer/spec builder Artisan contractor % % % % =100% 5. Do you use subcontractors? Yes No If yes, complete the following: a. Percentage of your work subcontracted out: % Annual Costs: $ Note: Costs to include both costs of subcontracted labor and materials. b. List the trades of the subcontractors you use and give the percentage of your work they perform: % % % % % % c. Do you always collect certificates of insurance from subcontractors? Yes No What minimum General Liability limit is required? d. Do you always require subcontractors to name you as an additional insured? Yes No e. Do you have a standard formal written contract with subcontractors? Yes No If yes, does it have a hold harmless / indemnification agreement in your favor? Yes No Note: You may be required to provide a copy of an executed subcontract to bind coverage. f. Have the procedures listed above been followed for at least the past 3 years Yes No g. How long do you maintain records of the above documents? 6. Do you have any prior or planned jobs covered under wrap-up or OCIP policies? Yes No Please explain: 7. States in which you operate: General Liability Application :: Page 1 of 5
8. Gross receipts for the next 12 months and last 4 years Next 12 Months: $ Last 12 months: $ 2nd year prior: $ 3rd year prior: $ 4th year prior: $ 9. Number of owners, officers, and partners active at job sites or performing supervisory duties: x $33,600 = $ Payroll of employees other than owners, officers, partners & clerical: $ Cost of leased, temporary, staffing services, casual labor: (if not included above) $ Total Payroll: (sum of above three lines) $ 10. Describe your three largest projects currently underway or planned for the next year including values: Start Date End Date Value Description 11. Describe your four largest projects over the past five years, including values: Completed Value Description 12. Dollar value of average job completed (including all materials, labor and equipment) $ 13. a. How many new homes will you build as a general contractor in the next year? b. What is the greatest number of new homes you have built in any one year? 14. How many additional insured endorsements do you anticipate needing in the next year? 15. Do any prior operations differ substantially in nature from current operations? Yes No Please explain: 16. a. Are you a licensed architect or engineer? Yes No b. Do you have any operations other than contracting? Yes No c. In the past 3 years have you owned, operated or controlled any business not listed on the application? Yes No General Liability Application :: Page 2 of 5
17. Do you own vacant land, real estate development property, or model homes? Yes No Description: 18. Note: The following question applies to work done in any capacity, including general contractor, developer, artisan, remodeling contractor, site work contractor supplier, etc. Have you performed, or will you perform work involving, related to, or about the premises of: Remodel/Repairs New Construction a. Condominiums, townhouses or lofts Yes No Yes No b. Apartments Yes No Yes No c. Tracts, Planned Unit Developments, or any other development, premises or project with more than 10 Yes No Yes No homes or lots, built or planned, included all phases d. Assisted living facilities, retirement homes, military housing, student housing, or any other multi-unit facility Yes No Yes No intended for permanent habitational occupancy 19. Have you ever performed work on hillsides, hill tops, slopes, landfill, or other subsidence areas, or do you plan to in the future (other than non-structural work)? Yes No Maximum degree of slope? Description: 20. Have or will any of your projects involve caissons, cantilevers, piers, retaining walls, shoring, underpinning, or other heavy structural engineering techniques? Yes No Description: If retaining walls have been or will be built, maximum height ft. 21. Do you or have you performed repairs of fire, water or mold damage? Yes No Percentage of operations: % Describe: 22. Do you perform work above two stories in height (other than interior remodeling)? Yes No If so, what percentage? % Maximum height ft. 23. Do you perform any work below ground level? Yes No If so, what percentage? % Maximum depth ft. Description: 24. Have you or will you perform work related to the following: gas stations, refineries, chemical plants, airports, public utilities, railroads, or hospitals? Yes No 25. a. Have you or will you work as a construction manager for a fee? Yes No b. Have you or will you supervise contractors paid by a different entity? Yes No 26. In the past 3 (three) years have you been fired or replaced on a job in progress? Yes No General Liability Application :: Page 3 of 5
27. Note: The following questions apply regardless of whether you were at fault for a claim or incident, and regardless of whether the claim or incident was covered by insurance. Legal actions includes lawsuits, mediations, and arbitration. Explain any yes answers below on the blank lines. a. Have there been any loses, claims or legal actions against you in the past 5 years? Yes No b. Are there any claims or legal actions pending against you? Yes No c. Do you have knowledge of any pre-existing act, omission, event, condition or damages to any person or property that may potentially give rise to any future claim or legal action against any entity named in the application? Yes No d. Have you been accused of faulty construction in the past 5 years? Yes No e. Have you been accused of breaching a contract in the past 5 years? Yes No 28. Have you filed for bankruptcy in the past 5 years? Yes No 29. For each of the following activities check: Yes: if you have or will perform, supervise, or subcontract that activity No: if you have never performed, supervised, or subcontracted that activity and have no plans to do so. Yes No Yes No a. demolition l. process piping b. concrete tilt-up construction m. swimming pool construction c. LPG work n. road/highway/bridge/overpass d. seismic retrofitting construction e. elevator or escalator work o. underground tank removal, repair, f. boiler installer / repair or installation g. industrial machinery repair or p. work on gas lines or pumps installation (millwright work) q. asbestos or lead equipment h. use of cranes r. environmental cleanup i. rental of equipment to others s. dam or levee work j. EIFS work (exterior finish insulation t. traffic signals/controls work system or similar products.) u. alarm installation/repairs/monitoring k. playground equipment install/repair v. roofing - installation or repairs Explain any yes answers below and state whether performed by insured or subcontracted: 30. Provide your previous carrier information: Carrier Policy Number 2008/2007 2007/2006 2006/2005 2005/2004 2004/2003 General Liability Application :: Page 4 of 5
Signature Page WARNING: California law requires complete and truthful information by an applicant for insurance. That includes providing any information that would be material to your business or organization, even if not specifically asked for on this application. Your failure to provide truthful answers and all material information can result in the insurance company electing to rescind your policy. This means they will not be responsible for any claims which are presented. To avoid such a situation, answer all the foregoing questions truthfully and completely. I Have Read And Understood All Of The Questions Asked And Have Provided All Information Required. Signature of Applicant* Date: Name and Title* *Must be owner, executive officer, or partner Application Submission If you filled out this form electronically you may EMAIL it to us at: tom@metroinsurance.com If you printed out this form you may FAX it to us at: (714) 573-7202 If you wish to mail us this form please MAIL it to: Note: No coverage in force unti bound by carrier. General Liability Application :: Page 5 of 5